Veteran horseman John Kinghorn learnt everything he knows by sitting on the tailgates of trucks listening to old blokes chat.
From his grandfather, who once rode a horse 1000km from central-western NSW to Brisbane, he knew to never ride through a river in the afternoon.
"If your gear gets wet, you don't get it dry (before) nightfall," Mr Kinghorn told AAP.
"Wait until the morning, then you've g...
